The windshield wipers on my 95 c1500 works randomly at best. The pump for the fluid also only works some of the time. Some times I'll turn of the wipers and it will take up to a minute for them to start working,other times they work fine and then still other times they don't work at all. Fluid haven't come out of the pump for the last 4 months at all.
Chevrolet C1500 wipers problems
270 of the 751 owner complaints about the Chevrolet C1500 describe windshield wiper failure, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 270
- worst model year
- 1995
- typical mileage
- 99,500
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
Windshield wipers sometimes won't work and will stop during use.
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 chevrolet c1500. The contact stated that the windshield wiper motor works intermittently. He has had to tap the motor in order for it to function again. The dealer stated that the recall was no longer active. The failure mileage was 104,000 and current mileage was 104,500.
Windshield wiper failure. Even after having the problem fixed. This problem keeps occurring over and over. When are they going to issue a recall? I guess when someone dies in an accident and they get sued over it . This year model truck also has problems with the transmission slipping . I have had to have the transmission replaced once in this truck and the problem just keeps recurring.(why?)
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 chevrolet c1500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers worked intermittently. The wipers would stop while in motion and occasionally failed to engage when prompted. The dealer has not inspected the vehicle. The dealer stated that his VIN was not included in recall number 98v150001 (visibility:windshield wiper/washer). The current mileage is 101,200 and failure mileage was 99,500. Updated 02-01-08. *kb the consumer stated the problem can be solved by replacing the windshield wiper motor pulse board. Updated
During wet conditions (rain/snow) the windshield wipers on my 1994 chevrolet c-1500 stop for extended periods of time making it very difficult to see the road and the traffic in front of me. This problem first occurred in 2005.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the windshield wipers functioned intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, who determined that the circuit board for the wiper motor had cracked solder joints. The manufacturer was contacted, who stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency recall #03v159000, which pertained to the windshield wiper/washer.
For the last couple months, my windshield wipers would occassionally stop working while driving nearly causing me to crash. Sometimes, they wouldn't even come on at all and other times they would appear to get stuck and I would hear a loud whirring sound coming from the w/s wiper motor. This has been happening frequently. With winter nearly upon us, the need for my windshield wipers to work properly has increased greatly. While researching prices to repair this, I found that there was a recall on this particular component so I took my vehicle to a chevy dealership and was told that my VIN was not included in the recall. This was particularly upsetting since my vehicle is exhibiting the exact same symptoms described in the recall bulletin. I don't feel I should have to pay to have this repaired when it is already a known defect in my 1994 chevy c1500 pickup. I would like to have my VIN added to the recall so that I can get this repaired as soon as possible.
Dt: the caller received recall on one of his vehicles, but not the other. He said they both had the same problem with the windshield wipers not always working. They worked intermittently. The part in recall was the wiper motor. Manufacturer said the vehicle in question was not in recall. Dealer said they wont fix vehicle for free without recall letter.
Dt: windshield wipers quit working every time there was a hard rain. Owner did received a recall letter. However, consumer's vehicle was not covered under recall due to VIN. Consumer did not find this out until he had all ready taken vehicle to dealership for repairs. Dealership called back, and told the owner that the owner's vehicle was not covered under recall, and since owner's vehicle was not included in the recall dealership will not fix the problem. After the owner's vehicle was returned there was no wiper function at all. The wipers will not even come on. The consumer called the dealership manager to inform him about failure, and the manager said there was nothing he could do about it. But if consumer was willing to pay $160.00, the wipers could be fixed. Consumer wanted to know why he should have to pay the dealership to fix the problem since wipers were working when he dropped off the vehicle. Consumer called the general manager, and he was suppose to return the phone call tomorrow. Owner was afraid to drive his vehicle without the wipers since they lived in florida, and they were having hurricane weather. *ak
Related recalls
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Which Chevrolet C1500 years have windshield wiper failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (110 complaints), 1994 (70 complaints) and 1996 (52 complaints).
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